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Digging through CCC’s Role in C&O CanalNews, Page 3
PricelessPets, Page 6
Brittany Gabourel, interim adoptions manager at Montgomery County Animal Services and Adoption Center, holds one of the cats available for adoption on Saturday, Feb. 24.
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In December 2017, 38 Potomac homes sold between $2,250,000-$482,000.
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1 13549 FLOWERFIELD DR ...3 ... 3 ... 1 ....POTOMAC ...... $775,000 ..... Townhouse .0.08 .........20854 .... PINEY GLEN VILLAGE ..12/15/17
2 12103 GREENLEAF AVE .....4 ... 4 ... 1 ....POTOMAC ...... $760,000 ..... Detached ....0.25 .........20854 .....WILLERBURN ACRES ..12/22/17
3 12405 FROST CT ................5 ... 3 ... 2 ....POTOMAC ...... $750,000 ..... Detached ....0.25 .........20854 .......... COPENHAVER ........12/05/17
4 10029 COLEBROOK AVE ....4 ... 3 ... 0 ....POTOMAC ...... $741,000 ..... Detached ....0.30 .........20854 ........ BEDFORDSHIRE ......12/22/17
5 13527 FLOWERFIELD DR ...3 ... 3 ... 1 ....POTOMAC ...... $737,500 ..... Townhouse .0.06 .........20854 .... PINEY GLEN VILLAGE ..12/08/17
6 10403 FLOWERFIELD WAY ..3 ... 3 ... 1 ....POTOMAC ...... $730,000 ..... Townhouse .0.05 .........20854 .... PINEY GLEN VILLAGE ..12/26/17
7 11616 BEDFORDSHIRE AVE ..5 ... 3 ... 0 ....POTOMAC ...... $728,000 ..... Detached ....0.29 .........20854 ........ BEDFORDSHIRE ......12/08/17
8 8600 WILD OLIVE DR .........4 ... 3 ... 1 ....POTOMAC ...... $708,000 ..... Detached ....0.21 .........20854 ...... REGENCY ESTATES ....12/08/17Copyright 2018 MarketStats for ShowingTime. Source: Bright MLS as of January 15, 2018.
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By Peggy McEwan
The Almanac
Two Men and a Truck, amoving and hauling ser-vice specializing in ex-
ceeding customer expectations,has new owners for it Potomacfranchise as of early this year.
Mike Lacy and Josh Payne, whoalso own a Two Men and a Trucklocation in Ohio, are open andready for business, according toPayne, who said they purchasedthe franchise already establishedin this area.
Payne said they are a full-servicemover, able to do both local andnationwide moves, residential andcommercial.
“We are a community focusedorganization,” he said. “Our num-
ber one goal is satisfaction.”To that end, they chose Jared
Button, their operations managerof two years in Ohio, to managethe Potomac location as generalmanager.
Button is already working at thecompany’s office near Montgom-ery County Airpark inGaithersburg. He started with thecompany, working with Lacy andPayne as a driver two years ago.Bringing the experience of “hun-dreds and hundreds of moves” tohis new position.
He said he loves the business,especially meeting new peopleevery day.
“No day is the same,” he said. “Ilove that.”
Asked about his experiences as
Jazz Quintet ConcertThe Potomac Library hosted a jazz concert on Friday, Feb. 23. The musicians were:Christiana Drapkin, singing; Halley Shoenberg on the saxophone and clarinet;Wayne Wilentz, on piano; Bob Shann, on bass; and Phil Cunneff, on drums. Thequintet celebrated musical aspects of love and romance, foolishness and thrills,and lust and longing. It was a free concert thanks to the Friends of the Library.
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The C&O Canal Trust and theC&O Canal National HistoricalPark hosted a lecture Sunday,Feb. 25 about the two African
American Civilian Conservation Corps(CCC) camps that existed along the C&OCanal from 1938-1942.
Historian Josh Howard shared his origi-nal research about the camps which werelocated along the canal, one at Carderock,Company 333, and the other near CabinJohn, Company 325.
The Civilian Conservation Corps was es-tablished by then President Franklin D.Roosevelt as part of the New Deal program.The Corps provided jobs for unemployedmen between the ages of 18 and 25, mostlyworking on projects related to conservationand the protection of natural resources.
The canal was purchased by the FederalGovernment in 1936-37, Howard said.
“It had hardly been touched in over adecade,” Howard said. “It required an ab-solutely, unbelievable amount of labor toreconstruct. The vast majority of the menwho worked on the C&O Canal were Afri-can American.”
Two camps, under the supervision of theU. S. Army, were set up along the canal tohouse Corps members whose main missionwas to reconstruct the canal fromGeorgetown to Great Falls. About 150-200members lived in each camp which includedbunkhouses, a mess hall, administrativequarters, a recreation building and 5-10other structures, Howard said.
Being a member of the CCC was verymuch like being in the Army, according toHoward, with a strict schedule includingmorning reveille and flag raising at 6:30a.m. and lights out at 10 p.m. The work daywas from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The men moved a lot of dirt, Howard said.“Essentially there was a total renovation
of 22 miles,” Howard said. “By 1940-41-42... there were working locks and a recon-structed towpath.”
“Another thing they did was build struc-tures at Great Falls that are still standing,”he said. “They renovated Lockhouses 5, 7and 10.”
Unfortunately, he added, the CCC did notdocument the work well. Nor are theremany documents that share the history ofthe two camps or of the men who workedthere.
Digging through CCC’s Role in C&O CanalHistorian shares research on African American workers in 1938-1942
Typical DayThe schedule for a typical day for men working
at the Conservative Conservation Corp camps alongthe C&O Canal included:
6 a.m.: First Bugle, get out of bed6:30 a.m.: Reveille, Flag Ceremony7:00 a.m.: Breakfast7:30 a.m.: General clean-up of camp buildings
and grounds7:50 a.m.: Work CallNoon: Dinner4 p.m.: Return from work project5 p.m.: Retreat, Flag Ceremony5:10 p.m.: Supper6-9 p.m.: Classes9 p.m.: Lights extinguished in barracks10 p.m.: General lights extinguishedCourtesy Josh Howard
Historian Joshua Howard answers questions from local residents afterhis talk on the African American Civilian Conservation Corps work alongthe C&O Canal during the 1930s and ‘40s.
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Celebrating Year of the Dog
Elisabeth Jones, Harper Cameron, Yanet Mekonnen, AylaBuchannan, Chloe Chen, Yaejin Cho, Victoria and BeatrizQuinones, and Monica Huang.
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Residents gatheredat the Potomac Li-brary to celebrate theYear of the Dog withthe Madison ChineseDance Academy onSaturday, Feb. 24.
Submit civic/community announce-ments at ConnectionNewspapers.com/Calendar. Deadline is Thursday at noon,at least two weeks before event.
THURSDAY/MARCH 1Consumer Protection Forum. 6:30
p.m at Bethesda-Chevy Chase HighSchool Auditorium, 4301 East WestHighway, Bethesda. U.S. SenatorChris Van Hollen will host the first ina series of consumer protectionevents aimed at helping Marylandersunderstand their rights as consumers.RSVP to
SATURDAY/MARCH 3TEDx Program. 1-5 p.m. at AMP by
Strathmore, 11810 Grand Park Ave.,North Bethesda. The event’s theme isElements and all speakers willaddress the following thematicquestion in a variety of ways: As wemove deeper into an interconnectedparadigm, what are the elements thatwill comprise the new world? Opento the public with the purchase of aticket. Visit www.ted.com/tedx/events/22856.
TUESDAY/MARCH 13Memory Loss, Dementia and
Alzheimer’s Disease. 10:30 a.m.at Holy Cross Resource Center, 9805Dameron Drive, Silver Spring.Alzheimer’s disease is not a normalpart of aging. If you or someone youknow is affected by Alzheimer’sdisease or dementia, it’s time to learnthe facts. Free. For more informationand to register, call the Alzheimer’sAssociation 24/7 Helpline at 800-272-3900.
WEDNESDAY/MARCH 14West Montgomery County Citizens
Association. Second Wednesday,7:15-9 p.m. at Potomac CommunityCenter, 11315 Falls Road. Attend thegeneral meeting. See wmcca.org.
FRIDAY/MARCH 16 1 P.M.Effective Communication
Strategies. 1 p.m. at MontgomeryHospice, 1355 Piccard Drive, #100,Rockville. Free. For more informationand/or to register, call theAlzheimer’s Association 24/7Helpline at 800-272-3900.
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By Ashley Claire Simpson
The Almanac
There is no formula thatlands a musician a placeon the Billboard Charts,
and some of the most talented,hardworking artists will never findcommercial success.
Bethesda’s Carol Bernard tookmatters into her own hands andfounded the Bernard/EbbSongwriting Awards in 2016 inhonor of her uncle, who did mountthe long, uphill road of turningmusic — his passion — into hislivelihood.
“My uncle, Fred Ebb, for whomthe competition is named, was myinspiration to start the awards pro-gram,” Bernard said. “He was anextremely talented songwriterwho experienced many strugglesbefore he eventually found suc-cess. It’s a competitive industryand it can be difficult to make yourvoice heard. I wanted to create anaward, in his name, that wouldhonor the hardworking, aspiringartists in our region who have somany talents but may not get therecognition they deserve. My hopeis that this award will be a helpfulstepping stone in their music ca-reers. We’ve seen great talent overthe last three years of the compe-tition and are thrilled to promotelocal songwriters.”
Ebb was the lyricist for a num-ber of songs in Broadway musicals,including “Cabaret” and “Chi-cago.”
The Bethesda Arts & Entertain-ment District will present year’sBernard/Ebb Songwriting Awardsafter all the finalists perform in aconcert on Friday, March 2, atBethesda Blues & Jazz Club.
More than 200 songwriters en-tered the contest — all residentsof Maryland, Virginia or Washing-ton DC — and the six finalists ofthe regular competition, alongwith the three Young SongwritersAwards finalists, will perform theiroriginal songs for a live audience.
At the end of the show, a panelof judges will determine the win-ners. The winner receives $10,000and 25 hours of free studio record-ing time so that they can “focuson and hone his or her musical
ShowcasingMusiciansSongwritingcompetition atBethesda Blues& Jazz Club.
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Pet ConnectionGrass left lagging from the last fall cut spits in protest
as I slide downhill. I shudderunder a sun lost on 5 degrees of frost.
In the barn horses munch hay, holding the cold at bay.Their soft breath, like warm smoke, turns an errant whisker into a glassy stem.
Resident coyotes yip and snap at the bitterness of their fatethrowing a glinting eye as they trot,
tall-legged and quick, to the high part of the hill.
All barns are community centers. Its denizens huddle hidden till morning,when horses wake and turn silence to thunder when they lumber to their feet.
High in the loft, a potentially rabid raccoonhid nicely in a bale of hay
daring the red fox to take back her den or be left in the cold.
Under this roof stories floatof ruddy men who sank the last nail in the last plank one spring
then drank whiskeywhile the rain drummed a sad song on their reverie.
But today I fork for manure.Stir shafts of light, shards of dust-born flakes airborne,
the effort zen-like repetition minus the repose.
Factories should have such efficiency,this steady supply of spheres beautifully formed as if by hand.
They lie in their cedar bed, oven-ready and steaming,to be forked and carried away.
I am my horses’ personal servant.Their lovely faces disdainfully turn.
They shift, as if knowing.“You forgot some over there.”
The wheelbarrow waits, my tray of tired dustfilled with last night’s meal to be laid outside.
An icy picnic of leftovers brewsfor creatures too cold to find a meal elsewhere.
Coyotes wait knowingly on the far side of the hillthen slyly cast a passing glance as Imove farther home from the barn.
How many lives have come and gone since the last nail in the last plankstruck home and the roof raised here?
Caretakers?Steers grabbing a last mouthful of summer grass before slaughter?
A pony’s courage greater than her diminutive formwhose fate hangs on the whims of childhood?
Beloved?
Even the steers, in their last gasp can’t forget that relationshipsabound around caution and terror.
Gaping mouths no longer filled with foodbut blasting that last scream.
Manure maintenance as zen or chore?Who cares.
As for the steers, they deserved a quiet death.Beloved.
They should be as safe as my spoiled, blanketedsweet-natured horses
and with that big pointed buck lingering.His sons and daughters
sacrificial babes to the slant-eyed coyotes,who, after all, need a meal in weather that’s not fit for animal or man,
I grumble,as I climb the hill
the wind killing a sunless sky.— Carole Dell
Zen and the Art of Manure Maintenance
Rose was rescued andhand raised along withher four siblings atabout two weeks oldby Jean Card, volun-teer for Lost Dog andCat Rescue and LocalMedia Connectionproduction editor.Eventually Rose wasadopted by MaryKimm and now lives inPotomac.
Trilke, tabby, is 17years old and goingstrong. She wasadopted as a kitten byKen Moore and nowlives with Rose andCumin in Potomac.
Cumin is good com-pany watching Olympiccurling on the televi-sion. Cumin wasadopted fromPetConnect rescue byMary Kimm and EmmaDixon at the same timeas Rose. Both areabout 5 years old now.
Cumin and Trilke are a bondedpair.
By Peggy McEwan
The Almanac
Forget the lions and tigers and bears,say “Oh my” to dogs and cats,bunny rabbits, guinea pigs, birds,turtles and many other animals.
Even tarantulas.They have all been or are now available
for adoption at the Montgomery CountyAnimal Services and Adoption Center onMuncaster Mill Road in Gaithersburg.
The center is an open admissions center,accepting any animal in need of rescue oradoption, even livestock, according to Brit-tany Gabourel, interim adoptions manager.
“We will accept everything,” she said.Even those tarantulas, which she said,
came to the center after someone tried toship them and they were intercepted.
“It was a lot of tarantulas, about 20,”Gabourel said. “We sent some to the SanDiego Zoo and some to Oklahoma.”
Recently, the Animal Services and Adop-tion Center partnered with Friends of Mont-gomery County Animals to offer two weekswith adoption fees waived. The goal was tofind homes for 100 animals.
As of Saturday afternoon, a day before theoffer expired, Gabourel said 67 of the 100animals had been adopted. The breakdownincluded one chicken, one rooster, 34 cats,26 dogs, three guinea pigs, two rabbits andone hamster.
“It was absolutely [a success],” Gabourelsaid. “Hopefully we will be able to do thisagain with Friends of Montgomery Animals.”
Gabourel said the center gets animals froma variety of venues including owner surren-der, stray pets and confiscation when reportsof cruelty and neglect have been investigatedand removal is deemed necessary.
She also said the shelter tries to do sameday adoptions meaning a potential petowner can come to the shelter, select a pet,complete the necessary paperwork and aninterview with an adoption counselor andleave with a new family member.
Pets are good for people, she said.“Absolutely, pets are therapy,” she said.
“They give a lot more than we give them.We give them the basics, shelter, food, care,but the return on those basic things is price-less.”
When considering adopting a pet,Gabourel recommends people research theanimal they want to adopt.
“A lot of people don’t realize the work andresponsibility [of pet ownership] or the lon-gevity [of some animals],” she said.
An example of longevity is the 19-year-old cat, “Girly” and her cage mate, “Kizzy,”16, now at the center. Both are available foradoption.
The Montgomery County Animal Servicesand Adoption Center is operated by the De-partment of Police, Animal Services Division.
Trained staff provide animals with dailycare, mental and physical enrichment, healthand wellness checks, and more.
Animal Services Officers are on-call sevendays a week to investigate citizen complaintsand respond to animalemergencies 24 hours a day.These calls include animal-related matters such as:animal abuse and neglect;law enforcement; calls re-garding stray, rabid, or ag-gressive animals; and sickor injured wildlife.
For more informationv i s i t :montgomerycountymd.gov.
Animal Services and AdoptionCenter offers variety of pets.Priceless
Max, 8; Mason, 6; and JordynBradbard, 8, of Olney were at theMontgomery County Animal Ser-vices and Adoption Center withtheir mother Josie Bradbard onSaturday looking at the dogs andcats.
Pretzel, a lop-eared rabbit, is
available foradoption at
MontgomeryCounty Animal
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Ingleside at King Farmis a pet-friendly com-munity. Just ask thefurry friends whovisited on Feb. 23.
Six-month-old Esme Clementine with Haze the GreatDane. Esme is the granddaughter of Jill and JohnPhillips.
Jill Phillips with Brandy, Saint Bernard, along thePotomac River.
John Phillips with Haze; daughter-in-law DianaPhillips with her dog Bruno; Elena Golu, Diana’s auntfrom Romania; and Jill Phillips with Brandy.
John Phillips with Haze, Great Dane, and Brandy, SaintBernard, walking along the Potomac River, as theyfrequently do.
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Submit entertainment announcementsat www.connectionnewspapers.com/Cal-endar/. The deadline is noon on Friday.Photos/artwork encouraged.
ONGOING“Handbagged.” Through March 3 at
Round House Theatre, 4545 East-West Highway, Bethesda. InHandbagged, the fourth wall comesdown as Queen Elizabeth II andMargaret Thatcher tell theirrespective stories of their timeworking together. VisitRoundHouseTheatre.org.
“US FOUR.” Through March 3, varioustimes at Gallery B, 7700 WisconsinAve., Suite E, Bethesda. “US FOUR”features artwork by Katty Biglari,Yolaine Rilhac Brochard, NoraMaccoby and Grazia Montalto. Visitwww.bethesda.org.
THURSDAY-SATURDAY/MARCH 1-3“The Curious Incident of the Dog
in the Night-Time.” 7 p.m. at WaltWhitman High School, 7100 WhittierBlvd, Bethesda. Step inside theextraordinary mind of 15-year- oldChristopher Boone who isexceptional at mathematics but is ill-equipped to interpret everyday life.$10 students, $15 adults, $20reserved seats. Visit whitmandrama.ticketleap.com for tickets.
FRIDAY/MARCH 2Third Anniversary Celebration. 6-9
p.m. at Artists & Makers Studios 1,11810 Parklawn Drive, Suite 210,Rockville and Artists & MakersStudios 2, 12276/12280 WilkinsAve., Rockville. Artists & MakersStudios mark the organization’s thirdanniversary at two locations with “at3(three)” featuring the artwork ofmore than 150 resident artists in thegalleries and studios of both studiocenters. Exhibit will run March 2-28.Visit artistsandmakersstudios.com.
Opening Reception. 6-9 p.m. at TheCompass Atelier 2, 12276 WilkinsAve., Rockville. The Compass Atelieris an art school located within theArtists & Makers Studios art centers.Graduates of the Master ArtistProgram present their thesisexhibition, showcasing their artisticdevelopment and arrival asprofessionals in the local art scene.The event is free and open to thepublic. Exhibit will run March 2-17,10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. VisitTheCompassAtelier.com.
Songwriting Contest FinalistsPerform. 7:30 p.m. at BethesdaBlues & Jazz Supper Club, 7719Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda. Sixsongwriters have been chosen asfinalists and one will win the$10,000 Grand Prize and 25 hours ofcomplimentary recording studio timeat Innovation Station Music. Threesongwriters from the YoungSongwriter category (applicants whoare under 18 years of age) will alsoperform live and compete for $2,500.Tickets will be $15 and $20 andavailable at www.bethesda.org.
SATURDAY/MARCH 3TEDx Program. 1-5 p.m. at AMP by
Strathmore, 11810 Grand Park Ave.,North Bethesda. The newest TEDxprogram in the Bethesda area is opento the public with the purchase of aticket. The event’s theme is Elementsand all speakers will address thefollowing thematic question in avariety of ways: “As we move deeperinto an interconnected paradigm,what are the elements that willcomprise the new world?” Topurchase tickets, visit www.ted.com/tedx/events/22856.
Washington Conservatory ofMusic Chamber Concert. 8 p.m.at Westmoreland Congregational
UCC Church, 1 Westmoreland Circle,Bethesda. James Buswell, solo violinwith cellist Tobias Werner —Masterpieces for UnaccompaniedViolin, Plus 1. James Oliver Buswellwill present a selection of BachPartitas and Sonatas coupled withunaccompanied works by Ysaÿe andothers, plus the highly praised violin/cello duo by Maurice Ravel withcellist Tobias Werner. Free(donations welcome). Visitwww.westmorelanducc.org/.
MARCH 3-APRIL 8“My Camera, My Voice.” Various
times at Photoworks Gallery, GlenEcho Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd,Glen Echo. A new exhibit byBaltimore native and two-timecombat veteran Michael A. McCoy.His portraits, and his camera, are hisvoice, and they speak of both thestruggles and the joys of life afterdeployment. Visitglenechophotoworks.org/2018/01/22/camera-voice-photographs-michael-mccoy/.
SUNDAY/MARCH 4George Gershwin’s “Porgy and
Bess.” 9:30 a.m. at CongregationHar Shalom, 11510 Falls Road,Potomac. The National PhilharmonicOrchestra & Chorale and the Alan B.Levenson Fund of Har Shalompresent selections from GeorgeGershwin’s “Porgy and Bess.” Theguide for the breakfast andperformance will be StanEngebretson, the symphony chorale’sartistic director. Free to Har Shalommembers; $15 for non-members.Reservations are required (by Feb.27) and can be made atwww.harshalom.org/levensonbreakfast or 301-299-7087,ext. 228.
Build a Photography Career. 4-6p.m. at at Photoworks, in the ArcadeRoom 202/203 at Glen Echo Park,7300 MacArthur Blvd, Glen Echo.“Go Pro: Building a SuccessfulPhotography Career” will featurepanelists Sora DeVore and RebeccaDrobis discussing how to expandphotography experience and workinto a successful career. $15. Visitwww.glenechophotoworks.org.
Opening Reception. 6-8 p.m. atPhotoworks Gallery, Glen Echo Park,7300 MacArthur Blvd, Glen Echo. Anew exhibit by Baltimore native andtwo-time combat Veteran Michael A.McCoy. His portraits, and his camera,are his voice, and they speak of boththe struggles and the joys of life afterdeployment. Visitglenechophotoworks.org/2018/01/22/camera-voice-photographs-michael-mccoy/.
MARCH 7-31Art Exhibit. 6-8 p.m. at Gallery B,
7700 Wisconsin Ave., Suite E,Bethesda. Gallery B’s March exhibitwill feature a group show by TeresaJarzynski, Vatsala Menon, RobertO’Brien and Barbara Pliskin. Anopening reception takes place Friday,March 9, 6-8 p.m. Visitwww.bethesda.org.
FRIDAY/MARCH 9Secrets of Fort Hunt. 12:30-2 p.m. at
Potomac Community Center, 11315Falls Road, Potomac. PotomacCommunity Village hosts, “Secrets ofFort Hunt,” on its use forinterrogation of high-value Germanprisoners of war. Many interrogatorswere Jewish emigres from Nazi-controlled Europe. Free. Call 240-221-1370 or visitwww.PotomacCommunityVillage.org.
Opening Reception. 6-8 p.m. atGallery B, 7700 Wisconsin Ave., SuiteE, Bethesda. Gallery B’s Marchexhibit will feature a group show byTeresa Jarzynski, Vatsala Menon,Robert O’Brien and Barbara Pliskin.The exhibit will be on display fromMarch 7-31. Visit www.bethesda.org.
Family Bingo Night. 7-9 p.m. at ClaraBarton Community Center, 7425MacArthur Blvd., Cabin John. Bingocards for all ages to play, local celebcallers, pizza and drinks, prizes. Allages. Admission and parking free.Bingo Cards $5 each. Pizza anddrinks at moderate cost. Proceeds toCommunity Center programs andevents. Visit www.FriendsCBCC.orgor call 240-777-4910.
SATURDAY/MARCH 10Spaghetti Dinner. 5-8 p.m. at
Potomac United Methodist ChurchParish Center, 9908 South GlenRoad, at the corner of Falls Road,Potomac. Boy Scout Troop 773 willturn Potomac United MethodistChurch’s Parish Hall into a popularneighborhood Italian Restaurant. $10tickets are the Troops only fundraiserof the year. All are welcome toattend, tickets can be purchased atthe door or at [email protected].
SUNDAY/MARCH 11Harlem Wizards. 3 p.m. at Winston
Churchill High School, 11300Gainsborough Road, Potomac. TheFamous Harlem Wizards are comingto Winston Churchill High School.The afternoon promises to be with afun-filled event that is great for kidsand adults. Tickets purchase beforethe event: children $15, adults $20 atwww.Harlemwizards.com.
My Camera, My VoiceA new exhibit by Baltimore native and two-time combat Veteran Michael A.
McCoy. His portraits, and his camera, are his voice, and they speak of both thestruggles and the joys of life after deployment. March 3-April 8 at Photoworks Gal-lery, Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd, Glen Echo. Visitglenechophotoworks.org/2018/01/22/camera-voice-photographs-michael-mccoy.
Photo byMichael A.McCoy
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From Page 5
Songwriting Contesttalents,” according to the
Bethesda Arts & EntertainmentDistrict. The Youth SongwriterAward winner will receive $2,500.
One of the six Bernard/Ebb fi-nalists, Jarrett Nicolay, has de-voted most of his life to music. TheAlexandria, Va., resident spent 10years on tour with a band, wherehe played just about every instru-ment on stage. Behind the scenes,he co-wrote many of the songs tofuel the band.
“I am an experimenter of songand music,” Nicolay said. “I touredin a band for the better part of thedecade, doing 200 to 250 shows ayear. We would all play roundrobin, taking turns with the differ-ent instruments. When we stoppedplaying, I started writing for myown voice which was an interest-ing development. I wasn’t a natu-ral, but before I knew it, I was re-cording songs, and then adding tothem. It became a compulsion. Youdo lot of it and then you just getbetter at it. At some point, I real-ized, I’m not going to stop doingit. I realized, ‘I’m a lifer.’”
As a full-time music producer,Nicolay first heard about the Ber-nard/Ebb Songwriting Awardsthrough his professional commu-nity.
“Being tapped into other peopleprocesses, you hear about oppor-tunities by word of mouth,”Nicolay said. “I don’t really entercontests. With this program, thefocus is on the song and not theperformer and performance. Itseems like a more honest assess-ment of art.”
Now that he’s a finalist, he liter-ally has to face the music — solothis time.
“It became almost a dream, andI had to figure out, ‘can I even playthese songs live?’” Nicolay said.“Over the last month, it’s been amatter of figuring out how to playeach song as a live version. In thestudio, I’m able to play all the in-struments, so I’ve now settled onsmaller arrangements with lesstheatrics. In writing these songs, Inever had any intention in per-forming them live. Now the chal-lenge is retroactively figuring outhow to play them while keepingthe same core elements.”
He added that both songs arehard to place in one genre, but heputs them somewhere betweenalternative and pop rock.
“I like making music that’s offthe beaten path,” Nicolay said.“The two songs I’m going to beplaying have a similar large con-cept or theme, about being OKwith your life where it is even if itisn’t where you thought it would
be.”Burke, Va., resident Skyler Foley,
a sophomore at Lake BraddockSecondary School, is one of thethree Young Songwriters finalists.
“I’ve been entering for threeyears now, but this is my first timeas a finalist,” Foley said. “It’s in-credible; I wasn’t sure it was evergoing to happen. I’ve never beena part of anything like this, so it’sreally exciting to me.”
Foley has had a knack for musicsince the first time she heard abeat.
“I first got interested in pre-school,” Foley said. “I had thismusic teacher who called my momand suggested that she sign me upfor music lessons. I took voice,then guitar and piano. The sum-mer after seventh grade, I took asongwriting class and have beenwriting ever since.”
Like Nicolay, Foley will be per-forming two songs on Friday.
“One is called ‘Time Machine,’
about a bad day, but the kind thatyou know you’re going to be finethe next day. It was the first song Icomposed on the ukulele. Theother song is called ‘Nebulus,’which is about comforting a friend.It’s a seven-count song, and mostsongs are four-count, so that wasreally fun to write.”
Foley’s anticipation of Fridaycomes in the form of nerves, butmostly excited butterflies.
“This is probably the most im-portant thing I’ve ever performedfor, so, while I’m nervous, I’m
mostly super excited. I don’t havemuch stage fright. I perform witha band, so I’ve had to get over it.This concert is all I’ve been think-ing over the past week. I don’tknow what the future holds forme, so, right now I’m just tryingto become as best as I can and ex-plore this passion as much as pos-sible. I’m just looking forward tothe show and am so grateful forthe opportunity.”
To listen to Jarrett Nicolay’s fullalbum, visit www.mynewmixtape.com.
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Digging through CCC’s Role in C&O CanalFrom Page 3
A map of the Civil-ian Conservation
Corps camps.
Howard did not avoid the poli-tics of race relations during thetime of the CCC. All but a very fewadministrators were white, even inthe African American camps, andthe camps were segregated. Bothcamps of men working on the ca-nal were for African Americanmen.
Howard said that they were theonly two camps that worked onthe canal.
The first came to the area fromnear Fredericksburg, Va. after thewhite population did not wantthem in their area, Howard said.The second, was established inresponse to the demand for morecamps for African Americans.
The C&O Canal Trust, the offi-
cial nonprofit partner of the Chesa-peake & Ohio Canal National His-torical Park, offers three to fiveprograms each year according toBecky Curtis, director of programsfor the group.
The next scheduled talk will beon Supreme Court Justice WilliamO. Douglas and his role in preserv-ing the park. That will be followedby a hike to Great Falls, she said.
For more information about theTrust, visit www.canaltrust.org.
From Page 3
Two Men and a Truck Moves into Area with New Owners
Jared Button is general manager of Two Men and TruckPotomac franchise.
a mover he said the most unusual time was whenthey moved a house full of furniture and in the din-ing room there were stuffed animal heads hangingon the walls — heads to be packed and moved.
“The person’s grandfather was a hunter,” he said.“There was a zebra, a couple of gazelles … mostlyAfrican animals, and a buffalo head. It was huge.”
Back to business, Button speaks enthusiasticallyof Two Men and a Truck.
“Customers are our business,” he said. “We offerfully trained gentlemen, they are full time staff, whopad and stretch wrap [everything] to minimize therisk of scratches and damage.”
Though he can do free in-home or business esti-mates on jobs, Button said most are done over thephone.
“We try to gather as much information as we can,so the estimate will be accurate,” he said. “We un-derstand [that moving day] is a stressful time forcustomers and we don’t want anyone to think weare trying to get a dollar from them or that we liedto them.”
The company even has the Grandma Rule as oneof its core values: “To treat everyone the way youwant your Grandma treated.”
Other core values, from the company website, in-clude: integrity, care, give back to the community,be your best and have fun, and inclusion, “welcom-
ing people from all backgrounds in the workplaceand the community.”
Ironically, Two Men and a truck was started by onewoman, according to Button.
Mary Ellen Sheet’s two sons Brig and Jon Sorber,had a pickup truck and, in the summer during schoolholidays, would do moving and hauling for neigh-bors and friends. When they left for college, they dis-continued their service.
But people kept calling for the Two Men and a Truckservice, so Sheets asked them if it was OK if shebought a truck, used their name and continued thebusiness. She is also responsible for the company’slogo. She drew the original picture on the back ofthe napkin.
That was in 1985.“It’s a cool story,” Button said. “Now there are al-
most 400 franchises and we are international withfranchises in Canada, the UK [United Kingdom] andIreland.”
Button said he expects Two Men and a Truck to besuccessful in the Potomac franchise despite a lot ofcompetition.
“There are two big factors,” he said. “We take pridein our work and offer competitive pricing.”
The new location has plans to hire roughly 10-15employees over the next few months and fill the po-sition of an in-house service person.
For more information visit: twomenandatruck.com.
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Kenny Lourie is an Advertising Representative forThe Potomac Almanac & The Connection Newspapers.
By KENNETH B. LOURIE
Four score and several years ago, in thecourse of human marital events, historywhich had been made/experiencedbetween and husband and a wife was notrecalled quite the same, which likely led toa disagreement. Without there being avideo tape then – or now, or a WarnerWolf, insults and recriminations may haveflown, and not just the coop. Practicallyspeaking, how does one – or two, actually,solve this most unsolvable of problems?
This is not a declaration of independ-ence or the announcement of a change ofaddress from Burtonsville to Gettysburg, butit is a bit of a query as to how one managestimes from one’s relatively distant past.After a substantial while, and I would say 40years qualifies, it’s particularly challengingto remember the facts and the feelings thatcorroborate a memory: Who was there?What was said? How did it sound? Whywas it even happening?
And after all these years, the recollec-tions are not exactly black and white – foreither party. One – or both – are eitherviewing them through the looking glass, aprism, a filter, a haze, or in my case as acancer patient, through a now clinically-confirmed side effect of chemotherapy:“chemo brain.” A consequence of treat-ment which erases/alters memories in somedisputable way. A way in which what wasonce front and center is now back and tothe rear, or not at all. And not only arethese memories irretrievable, when spokenand heard, they are sometimes not believ-able either.
I know what I remember. I’m clear in mythinking. Time and place and context are allfamiliar but the assessment and interpreta-tion of the facts and feelings are different. Irealize that simply remembering where Iwas and what I was doing/saying (or not, tobe fair), doesn’t guarantee accuracy oragreement, but neither should it be dis-counted. I mean, being present andaccounted for counts for something. Thequestion is/remains: What am I missing?
I will admit though, knowing part of theunderlying cause of some of these“recollection-disputes” does minimize thestress of it. Nevertheless, most of the recol-lections to which I’m referring (in theabstract) are not gone (in my opinion), it’smore that they’re rearranged, maybe even“misremembered,” to invoke baseball great,Roger Clemens, in his sworn testimonybefore the House Committee on Oversightand Government Reform, given back inFebruary 2008. The “Rocket’s” situa-tion/status wasn’t resolved then any morethan my situation has been resolved now.It’s a work in progress – for all of us.
But I’m happy and fortunate to say: I canlive with it. As a nearly nine-year stage IV,non-small cell lung cancer survivor; in fact, Iam now my oncologist’s longest living lungcancer patient, I can deal with most thingscancer-affected and/or life-related. Becausein having so obliterated the “13 month totwo year” prognosis I was given back in lateFebruary 2009, I wouldn’t say I’m living onborrowed time exactly, but I would say thatI’m living on unexpected time.
So what’s a few missing memories or afew historical references out of context? Notmuch when you consider the alternative.Besides, life’s too short (don’t I know it) tolong for what I can’t remember or worryabout what I may have forgot.
I Can’t ForgetWhat I Don’tRemember
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By Marilyn Campbell
The Almanac
HRH Crown PrinceAlexander andHRH Crown Prin-
cess Katherine of Serbia andHis Grace Bishop Irinej ofSerbian Orthodox Diocese ofEastern America were in Potomac recentlyfor an annual fundraiser for The St. LukeSerbian Orthodox Church on River Road.
The event included a doxology followedby a cocktail reception and a sit down din-ner and program at Saints Peter & PaulAntiochian Church, also in Potomac. Speak-ers included the Hon.
Branko Terzic, Royal Adjutant and mem-ber of the Privy Council and Delegate ofHRH Prince Alexander; Mark Rasevic, presi-
dent of St. Luke’s Trusteeship; the Hon.Vladimir Marinkovic, National AssemblyDeputy Speaker of the Republic of Serbia;Obrad Kesic, director of the Republic ofSrpska Office for Cooperation, Trade andInvestment; and Rev. Dr. Vasilije Vranic,parish priest.
The Hon. Zeljka Cvijanovic, prime minis-ter of the Republic of Srpska and LuisBorunda, Maryland Deputy Secretary ofState also attended.
Deacon Jovan Anicic, Bishop Irinej, Prince Alexander, PrincessKatherine, Royal Adjutant Branko Terzic, Father Vasilije Vranic, andProtodeacon Milos Zdralic.
Serbian Officials Visit ChurchCrown Princeand Princessof Serbiaamong theattendees.
Prime Minister Cvijanovic, Royal Adjutant andSt. Luke parishioner Branko Terzic, BishopIrinej, HRH Prince Alexander and HRH PrincessKatherine of Serbia.
Puppet Show at LibraryMaggie and Mayra Myers; Yanet, Belen, and Yoni Mekonnen; andJonathan Weiss watch “The Three Little Pigs” and “The Three BillyGoats Gruff” performed by Kaydee Puppets at Potomac Library onSaturday, Feb. 17.
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